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Page xiii We had with us also, lying prostrate in the dark and unspeakable cuddy of that
schooner, an old Spanish gentleman, owner of much luggage and, as Ricardo
assured me, very ill indeed. Ricardo seemed to be either a servant or the
confidant ...

Page 7 Well, Mr. Tesman was a kindly, benevolent old gentleman. He did not know what
to make of that caller. After telling him that they wished to render his stay among
the islands as pleasant as possible, and that they were ready to assist him in his
...

Page 12 Polite attention, what's due from one gentleman listening to another, was what he
showed; and, as usual, it was catching; so that Morrison pulled himself together
and finished his narrative in a conversational tone, with a man-of-theworld air.

Page 16 ... like this, it was natural Later in the day, the fine paid, and the two of them on
board the brig, from which the guard had been removed, Morrison—who, besides
being a gentleman, was also an honest fellow—began to talk about repayment.

Page 17 ... native delicacy was the principal, Heyst was even more anxious to bind himself
to silence. A gentleman would naturally shrink from the part of heavenly
messenger that Morrison would force upon him. It made Heyst uncomfortable, as
it was.